Comparison

WATA vs SmartWorkout

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

WATA

This app promotes ecological fitness by converting exercise energy into electricity. Track workouts, compete for points, and discover eco-friendly gyms. Earn rewards for your environmental efforts.

Highlights
  • Ecological cardio training
  • Kinetic energy conversion to electricity
  • Training assistant and progress monitoring
  • Competition and leaderboards
  • Discover eco-friendly gyms
  • Earn rewards for electricity generated
Features
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The WATA app was designed and created to promote the idea of ecological cardio training at the gym. Working with SportsArt ECO - POWR machines, the kinetic energy of the exercisers is converted into electricity. Limiting CO2 emissions to the atmosphere is becoming a priority for all world economies, and technological changes used to reduce electricity consumption are becoming increasingly popular. Not only in households, but also in enterprises. The latest ECO POWR technology allows such activities in the field of fitness clubs and gyms. WATA is an innovative application combining the functionality of a sports tracker and enabling the promotion of ecological behavior through competition and prizes. 1. Training assistant Practice on SportsArt Eco-Powr equipment, monitor your training results and check your progress. 2. Competition Recover electricity, earn points and track your position in the ranking of the most engaged exercisers. Be an eco-winner in achieving goals. 3. Ecological gyms Be the first to learn about eco gyms in your city or search for them wherever you are. Choose environmentally friendly fitness clubs equipped with the latest equipment with Eco-Powr technology. 4. Awards Earn points for the electricity produced and receive rewards at your gym. WATA app connects with HEALTH app and sends info with time and distance and the amount of kcal generated during the workout.

About

SmartWorkout

This app helps gym enthusiasts track workouts and progress with customizable logs, exercise charts, and built-in calculators. It offers ready-made training plans and advanced tools for progressive overload, suitable for intermediate athletes aiming to improve strength.

Highlights
  • Customizable workout log
  • Weight suggestions with RIR/RPE calculator
  • Ready-made training plans
  • Thousands of exercises with charts
  • Automatic rest timer
  • Advanced exercise search
  • Workout summary with muscle visualization
Features
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SmartWorkout is an advanced workout log and gym app designed for people looking for a tool to track workouts, strength progress, and workout planning. If you are looking for the best workout log to control your progress and progressive overload, or if you are currently building muscle or increasing strength, SmartWorkout helps you monitor weights, reps, training volume, RIR/RPE, and progress from every workout for free. SmartWorkout works both as a simple workout log for beginners and as an advanced tool for creating workout plans and analyzing progress for users who want to consciously control their gym performance. FREE FEATURES: * Unlimited workout routines and workouts. * Create custom exercises without limits. * Track all workout parameters: reps, weights, RIR, RPE, tempo, and rest time between sets. * Full workout log customization. * 2 workout log modes: simplified and advanced. * Muscle engagement map in workout summaries. * Thousands of exercises with video previews, descriptions, and training tips. * Exercise charts showing training volume, e1RM, best reps, best weight, and best time. * Quickly repeat workouts from history or workout routines. * Automatic rest timer based on your previous workouts. * Exercise notes and training guidelines. * Advanced exercise search engine, search by muscle groups and sort exercises by weight, body part types, alphabetical order, and popularity. * 7-day graphical muscle volume map. * Double-counted training volume and 1RM calculations for unilateral exercises. * Built-in calculators: 1RM, Plate Calculator, and RIR/RPE. * Advanced workout keyboard with: * Built-in timer and stopwatch. * RIR/RPE keyboard. * Buttons for quickly copying previous results. * Buttons for increasing and decreasing reps and weight. * Configurable weight increment buttons, for example increase dumbbell exercises by 1 kg or barbell exercises by 2.5 kg. ADDITIONAL FEATURES: * MEV, MAV, and MRV training volume zone analysis. * Add photos and videos to your exercises. * AI workout plan generation. * Ready-to-use workout plans. * Weight suggestions powered by the built-in RIR/RPE calculator to support progressive overload. * Workout plan creator: * Create microcycles, mesocycles, and macrocycles. * Program workouts using progressive overload, RIR/RPE, and 1RM. PERFECT APP FOR: * Tracking gym workouts. * Building muscle mass. * Increasing strength. * Controlling progressive overload. * Monitoring training volume. * Creating workout plans. * Analyzing strength progress. * Logging weights and reps. * Bodybuilding and hypertrophy training. SmartWorkout Pro and Premium are available as monthly and yearly subscriptions. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can cancel at any time through your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Integrate SmartWorkout with the Apple Health App to sync your body measurements and workouts. Standard EULA Apple terms of use apply to this application. You comply with its terms using this app. Terms of Service: https://smartworkout.app/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://smartworkout.app/en/privacy

Screenshots

WATA4 screens
SmartWorkout4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SmartWorkout at 4.7 against WATA's 3.0. SmartWorkout also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (21 vs 2). WATA's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SmartWorkout sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. WATA asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SmartWorkout holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartWorkout has 21 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WATA ships an update every 3 months, SmartWorkout every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
WATA versus SmartWorkout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWATASmartWorkout
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.7 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings221 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIMG S.A.Arkadiusz Chrabaszczewski

Customer experience

WATA

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

SmartWorkout

All ratings21 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

WATA

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

SmartWorkout

Subscriptions11
  • SmartWorkout Pro$5.991 Month
  • SmartWorkout Pro$6.991 Month
  • SmartWorkout Coach Essential14 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • SmartWorkout Premium$9.991 Month
  • SmartWorkout Pro6 Months trial$19.996 Months
  • SmartWorkout Coach Plus1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • SmartWorkout Pro14 Days trial2 variants$39.991 Year
  • SmartWorkout Premium14 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • SmartWorkout Coach Expert1 Month trial$59.991 Month
  • SmartWorkout Coach Elite1 Month trial$79.991 Month
  • SmartWorkout Coach Ultimate1 Month trial$99.991 Month
One-time1
  • SmartWorkout Pro Lifetime$159.99

Questions

Is WATA free?
WATA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SmartWorkout free?
SmartWorkout is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WATA or SmartWorkout?
SmartWorkout is rated higher. WATA averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while SmartWorkout averages 4.7 from 21 ratings.
Do WATA or SmartWorkout have ads?
Neither WATA nor SmartWorkout shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WATA or SmartWorkout?
WATA ships an update every 3 months, and SmartWorkout every 2 days. Most recently, WATA was updated on September 6, 2026 and SmartWorkout on September 9, 2026.

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